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PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINIC.
Mr. Taylor reports:—
"Another extremely busy and interesting years' work can be
reported for 1953.
Statistics show that a total of 2.507 children attended the clinic
for remedial exercises, an increase of 241 on the previous year.
The greater proportion attend for faulty posture, which appears
rather prevalent in young children. However, a few weeks training
in correct posture seems to benefit the children greatly.
Every co-operation is obtained from the schools, both in
attendance at the Clinic and in continuance of special exercises for
certain conditions (chiefly posture) by the Physical Training staff
of the schools. This is much appreciated.
The Spastic children continue to make progress, this is. of
course, very slow, but real improvement can be observed over a
period of time. Two of these children are now able to attend a
Special School at Catford and appear to be settling down very well
—they still attend the clinic for treatment.
The Sunlight Clinic has also had a very busy year, a total of
1.043 treatments being given, an increase of 260 over the previous
year."
SPEECH CLINIC.
The Speech Therapy Clinic is held on Monday of each week
at South Clinic, Princes Plain. At the end of the year there were
65 cases on the waiting list.
Thirteen cases were closed during 1953. Of these, two were
closed in view of the improvement made following contact with
the clinic. In a third case there was considerable improvement in
a stammer, but the stammer recurred at times; the mother found
it too difficult to attend the clinic herself, and after a considerable
time, during which an attempt was made to help the boy further
without the full co-operation of the home, it was finally decided
that, as no further progress was being made, the case would be
closed. In two of the thirteen cases, appointments offered were
not kept. In a further two. it was reported that treatment had
been arranged elsewhere prior to appointments being offered, and
in six cases it was reported by an Assistant County Medical Officer,
or by the school or parent, that the condition had improved prior
to appointments being offered.
Eight cases were in contact with the clinic at the end of 1953,
and will continue to attend the clinic in 1954.